Watch the Summer Championship!

The 2018 Hearthstone Championship Tour (HCT) hosts its first seasonal championship at the Blizzard Arena Los Angeles. Sixteen players from around the globe have earned their spot in the HCT Summer Championship to compete for their share of the $250,000 prize pool and a seat at the HCT World Championship. Choose Your Champion also returns—pick your favorite competitor and cheer them on throughout the tournament for a chance at in-game rewards! Summer Championship details including the participants, casters, schedule, and more can be found below.

Just for participating, you will receive one card pack from The Witchwood. You will receive one additional card pack each time your champion advances—to the quarterfinals, semifinals, or finals. If your champion plays in the finals, for example, you would earn four total packs (including your participation pack). All card packs will be delivered to you in-game the week after the Summer Championship. Voting ends on June 27 at 11:59 p.m. PDT.

Format

The Summer Championship begins with a double elimination group stage, followed by a single elimination playoff bracket. Each group consists of four competitors—one from each region. Each match will be best-of-five using the Conquest format with one class ban, so each player must bring four decks.

Groups were seeded based on Hearthstone Competitive Points (CP), with the top point earner from each region placed in their own group, and the remainder of the group filled in based on the order of the players’ regional seeds.

Schedule

The Summer Championship takes place June 28 through July 1, starting at 8:30 a.m. PDT daily.

June 28 – Group Stage

June 29 – Group Stage

June 30 – Elimination & Decider Matches

July 1 – Playoffs

Tickets to attend live on Saturday, June 30 and Sunday, July 1 are available for purchase online: